User Reviews for slippery elm

I was diagnosed with IBS some 20 years ago. When it manifested itself as diarrhea, nothing was effective. Then, a friend told me how an RN had suggested it after doctors had all but given up on his young son's life-threatening diarrhea. As per the instructions she provided (1 Nature's Way brand per 100 lbs of body weight) I made a tea using 2 caplets. I waited 12 hours before taking a 2nd cup, as per instructions (once every 12 hours until regular). It tastes of maple, in my estimation and... is easy on the taste buds. For severe, cramping diarrhea I have found it is effective in 12 hours at producing a loose to fairly firm stool. Cramping was greatly reduced to occasional pangs. After a 2nd cuppa and another 24 hours, I was regular and pain free. I have used it ever since and both my father and a good friend reported similar results. Both are seniors in fair health, dad is diabetic. Once I stopped taking alcohol, my IBS subsided almost completely with the odd flare up now and again. Just the same, we always keep a bottle of Slippery Elm Bark handy. It usually provides noticeable relief in a matter of an hour or so. I know other brands are reliable as well. HOWEVER, I don't know how they measure up potency wise with Nature's Way--You may be confident in the 1 capsule per 100 lbs Rx with this brand as it is consistent in its strength. Read More Read Less

I went to the ER and they screened it that I have acid reflux. I took this together with barley grass, L-glutamine, probiotics,slippery elm powder, stevia, rice bran. it helped me with my burning sensation in stomach but it gave me constipation:(

stomach ulcers & excess acidity. i take 300mg before food & after food. the impact has been amazing relief in a few days.

I've had a very sore gum that made it hard to eat, even to talk clearly; I took a tea containing slippery elm and it eased the pain and seemed to promote healing.

I have had GORD from a hiatus hernia for the last 5 years it had got so bad I experinced pain most of the day. It was awful at night and I was sleeping propped up. Within 2 days of taking this the pain has gone. I have used aloe Vera which improved it a bit but did not stop it. I am still using the aloe Vera but taking slippery elm 3 times per day as directed on the packet of capsules.

My daughter was diagnosed with nasal pharyngeal cancer stage 1V. She had to have intense chemotherapy and radiotherapy which resulted in severe mucositis. We used slippery elm in two ways, mix in a paste with water and drunk to heal the gut,the second to make up with manuka honey in an ice cube, this provided relief to the throat and mouth. We tried her treatment with and without this regime. The results were very noticeable.

Instant result best nights sleep, could actually lie down half way through the night. Usually so much indigestion that I have to sleep upright.

I took this medication for nausea and upset stomach it's settled the upset stomach but then gave me violent diarrhea

helps with sensitivity in abdomen do to ulcerative colitis

I used this treatment for years for the treatment of IBS and diarreha.

Throat, digestive tract, Hemmorroids

I suffered from acid reflux and had to stop any food or drink after 6 pm. Had so much discomfort under my ribs, I suspected an ulcer. Fortunately a lady at a health store suggested a teaspoon of the powder form at night. I mixed with liquid yogurt which was very pleasant. My problems are now gone! I still don' t eat late as a precaution but I don' even mind that.

I am taking slippery elm for a chronic UTI and for leaky gut. Unfortunately after three days I am having SVTs, heart arrythmias, which I have not had for months. Coincidence or cause? I am stopping the slippery elm.

I cured 1 of my cats if IBS with SE. She no longer needed daily medication. I had another cat with severe IBS. so much so that he could barely keep any food down and what did stay down came shooting out the other end. So much so that he ended having to have a prolapsed rectum surgically repaired. I also got him off of heavy doses of daily medication with Se. He then only needed occasional doses to keep this terrible malady in check. Conventional therapy for this disorder is medication for the... rest of the cat's life. I use it for myself for arthritis. after a long day of work, my hands, knees, feet really ache. On the SE, I have significant relief. I got the suggestion from a friend who took it when she tore her ACL. I love this stuff! Read More Read Less

I have chronic Gastritis from Bile Reflux Disease. Over the last five years I have tried many PPI's, Carafate and diet changes. Slippery Elm works excellent! Much better than all the other things I've tried. I've stopped all prescription meds but this herb for my stomach pain. The prescription meds didn't relieve my gastritis pain and made me tired, achy and deficient in B12 and iron. This herb works MUCH better and has no side effects that I've seen. I make it into a paste and keep it in the... fridge. I swallow a rounded teaspoon whenever I'm in pain and always before bed. I buy it by the pound from a Michigan herb store called Our4corners. A pound lasts me about 8 months and costs $20. The prescription PPI was $150 a month and the stomach-coating med Carafate was $50 a month, so you can see the cost savings is astronomical! This herb has made my chronic gastritis bearable. It's nice having days where my pain is a 0/10 :) Read More Read Less